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  • noun pathology A type of teratoma or tumour, usually benign. It is in the form of a cyst or sac, and contains skin and sometimes hair, nails, teeth or other tissue.

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  • noun a cystic tumor (usually benign) with a wall lined with epithelium and a cavity containing other material

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